Automobile bumper



u 1929- R. W. SYLVESTER ET AL 1,715,577

' h AUTOMOBILE BUMPER File ad Aug. 9, 1928 2 Sheets-$heet 1 June 4, 1929.

R. w. SYLVESTERI ET AL 1,715,577

AUTOMOBILE BUMPER Filed Aug. 9, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 15 36 Z5 J7 15 Z5 51 Patented June 4, "1929 I I i. I I

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' The present inventionfrelates tof'automobile V In the arrangement showm the plate l6 'is bumpers, and aims to provide .novel means supported from the bumper-.lQ-by ,a bracket for mounting a bumpelimemberat the front '11, and is" supported .f-from'the automobile end ofan automobile forrearward yielding frame by brackets 18 whlch mayheheld by'th e H 5 and swinging movements, in order to provide same bolt 1- s ecuring'elements whichfasten 553 for a; cushioning action and to-providefor the brackets20 f thebumperlii to-the frame.

other benefits; The br ck 17 d-18. 33 b bf ar With the ,foregoingan'd other objects in kinds' for, different. automobilehframes"and. view, whichwill be apparent as the descripbumpers; The brackets 18 ,are.clamped=t0 r l 'tion proceeds, the invention resides in the j the plate16 by; l 85 and am apertures, 6.0 construction and arrangement of parts,-'- as 0 purpose ofadJUstment, and the plate 16 hereinafterldescribed and claimed it being may be mountedsoas to be moved out ofth'e understood that. changes. canbemade within Way sh u dl bqneqess ryitocrank theeng-me v the scope of what is claimed 'without depart Oftheautomob lle fiQW he dlQ l G'15- j .15 ing from thespirit o ffthe invention. tachedf v f. L 'The. invention is illustratedin the'accom+ A P "Q p l g x e s d 7 'panying drawings, wherein+; I r gh the members'14,l5 and base plate 16',

Figure 1 is a' plan view of the improved 9 mount the member 14: for-osclllatorymo- -y 7 device as mounted. above a type of bumper tlon on the member 15,and .the'plate l6hasa1 .20 al d wi v 7 slot 22 rece ving sa1d1sp1ndle to permitthe m Fig.2 is a front view thereof. 1 members 14,15 tomove forwardly'an'd.rea r Fig. 3 is a-section on the'line 3 3. of Fig. l. Wardly on the pl te. 16-. e Fi 4. is a plan View of the supporting -i 11 a e -23am se ured to t e n o means withthe bumper member and other 1 g. S 1 S h m m d p ate/-16 r parts e d t h he f dly-2 g at opposite sidesof and parallel'w ththes1otjj75 r rearwardly slidable. 1116151010613v I; 22, and balls 24;.WG1111I1 said rac'esfiosupport,. Fig, 5; is a. planview ofthe supporting h m r-15; for-free forward and ,r,ear- I means Withtlie slidab1e ,member,as seen in w rd'mo 1 1 Annula'r balleraces 25 1are secured to'thej.

r Fig. 4, removed.

' Fig. 6is a=section on the line.6-6 ofiFig. 2". GO IQ Dg Surfaces fith Q i mb 3 Fig. 7 is ai sectionalyiewfcorresponding andJhave-ba1ls26 working thereinfto with-Eig. 3, with portions broken away showp rt the jmember- 14 :fofigfree turning m-oveing almodifioationifJug,.1. r t 'ment on.the"member l5 arjound-ithe spindleQ c p The bumper, buflerlor fender-member may 21A The member 14-thus;1-has forward and .35 beiof any suitable construction. QAs shown, rearwardLmovement with thefmember'ffi"and/E 'itcomprises a metal bar 10 having a cushion" is alsoifree to turn, "thereby; :enablingsthe t i f 11 of rubber'or other resilient materialion 1 bumper member toumo've.likewise. 1" the front surface thereof. L w 1A.;coiled spring 27 has its ends anchored, I The bar-10 is carried;by brackets 12 and at.28',-to the frontco'rnerj-portions ofthe g0 13gwhich aresecured onan oscillatory supplate l6..and*exten'ds behind the'fmember'15, 9 7; porting plate or member 14,;which ismo'untwhich :has'ithe flanges 29 between whichthe I ed .on a forwardly and rearwardly slidable Spring extends, saidflanges.formii g. l I r plateor member15, andsaid member l 5is in v for thespring. The spring 27in contract 1 turn mounted 011a base plate lfi f V ing will normally holdthe'member' 'lk'in-iits 45 The base plate 16may besupported from forward positiomfand-said'membermoving Y Y the automobi1eframe,-a front bumper cf any rearwardlyw-ill stretch the spring; The-in- 1 f suitable o'rvspecial kindfor fromthe frame'termecliateflportionofthe spring seating in and bumper, and various means-and devices the .saddle29 Willpreventthe too freeaction maybe employed for" attachment to; difler'entfof the spring,.so as"toiofiferffrictionalresist-' f if ,0; automobileframes and-"bumpers. in; ance' in additioutothe yieldingaction. fg for forward and rearward sliding movement, yieldingly maintaining same in an interme- Y a bumper member connected with the firstdiate position.

' named member for turning movement be- In testimony whereof we herennto affix 10 a tween the ends of the bumper member, Spring our signatures.

wardly', and coiled springs connectedrto the RALPH SYLVESTER;

5' means for moving the first-named member for- Vterminal portions of the bumper member for AARON SYLVESTER. 

